Sam Mitchell Addresses The 'Tanking' Allegations On Footy Classified

Hear what Sam had to say on Footy Classified. 🗣
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[@gardz3256]

Caro is a genuine Goblin

[@MaxKerstappen]

@Reidthorn BRO. LMAO

[@alansimmonds9030]

The chip on her shoulder over our modern success is - in Trump speak - HUUUUUGE!

[@Baz00kahEdits]

Sam did an incredible job here while being grilled. Love this club through the good times and the hard times, no matter what

[@seanlynch1185]

I thought it made us look weak.

[@wtfimcorey5136]

as a Carlton supporter, we went through 2018 where we pretty much had our whole season performing like this and being a young side. I WISH Bolton spoke this well when confronting the media. The way Mitchell speaks, is making me get excited for your future. Hope we have a Carlton v Hawthorn granny soon.

[@absxx618]

100% I'm a Hawks fan and I rmb the Blues getting smashed every week and having a haul of first round draft picks with nothing to show. But now look what they're capable of doing. Hawks are in a similar situation. Some of these folks may be a bit jealous that Harley Reid will end up at the club and absolutely terrorise the competition. This could be Dusty all over again, and he has 3 premierships to show himself!

[@daboyeenumba1578]

I’m backing this bloke

[@gardz3256]

Wow! It’s been 2 fucking games

[@alansimmonds9030]

When we win it's 'Free Kick Hawthorn' - even though the stats say otherwise; & when we lose it's tanking - even when there's 5 other sides without a win also.....The MSM really are Head-@%CKed by us.

[@richardbehan8118]

Yeh and one of those games was a ten goal loss to Essendon.

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@richardbehan8118 Don't remind us.

[@shannonpincombe8485]

No team in the comp who has had a team this young has gone through a season without suffering a few big losses. This club will win more games than most expect this year. We Hawks know how to build for success. Success will come sooner than later.

[@Breadstickbella033]

This team is so young with so much talent, give them some time and one day we will be back up there ❤

[@richardbehan8118]

Talent? Who exactly?

[@jordanthomas4727]

@@richardbehan8118 you mustn’t watch any footy😂 jai Newcombe easily one of the best young players, will day, Mitch Lewis, Dylan Moore, Ned reeves, cj, Brocky and harry morrison need I say more?

[@richardbehan8118]

@@jordanthomas4727 please do as you haven't named any talent yet.

[@Johny-jy5vo]

@@richardbehan8118this also aged really well 😂

[@jimmyriddle5246]

​@@richardbehan8118have you noticed any talent yet?

[@zachmackay3562]

who's here after round 23 2024.... flaghok

[@jaygreenberg1234]

Tell me more about the "tanking" AFL media...

[@lukepd1256]

Terrible show. All credit to SM for putting up with their crap as he did.

[@richardbehan8118]

Crap? Don't you mean facts

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@richardbehan8118 Round 2 & you're losing your shit over us sitting in the Wooden Spoon position....what gives?

[@richardbehan8118]

@@alansimmonds9030 what part of my comment makes you think I'm losing my shit?

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@richardbehan8118 Because you're bleeding all over this forum after 2 rounds of footy....You'd think we were on top & looking invincible or something....some fuzzy logic going on in that head of yours mate.

[@Johny-jy5vo]

@@richardbehan8118this aged well 😂

[@wilhelmtovaira8576]

Missing a forward is so true..wait till Mitch Lewis gets back, it will provide them a focal point to work around up forward.

[@richardbehan8118]

One player doesn't stop a team from losing by 10 goals. Edit: Only* One

[@wilhelmtovaira8576]

@@richardbehan8118clearly youre too harsh mate.. this week's game should tell us all little bit more about the hawks..

[@noproblama9971]

It’s gonna be a long time til he gets back they need to replace kosi he is just not up to the task and also Jeka is injured he is a good forward.

[@wilhelmtovaira8576]

@@noproblama9971 True..Kosi's left alot to be desired from his last perfomances. Hawthorn needs to find another forward from its own ranks or through the mid season draft.. otherwise all the opportunities comings from the mid fielders are just being wasted too easily..

[@farnthboy]

@@wilhelmtovaira8576 Maybe put Sicily forward - been done before & bring in Scrimshaw down back as replacement. Gotta try something.

[@kevinskykevarkevlarindustries]

From the players who departed, not including Gunston who we offered a new 2 year contract to and wanted to stay, only Mitchell & O'Meara had it in them to be starting 22 players this year. They were also the two players deemed to represent the biggest drawback to our midfield, most notably expressed by Kane Cornes in May last year. I'd like some clarity as to how playing Mitchell & O'Meara across the opening 2 rounds instead of Worpel and McKenzie would have changed the results in any solid way, particularly given our biggest woes are at the two ends of the ground at the moment? An extra 4-5 wins across the year from keeping and playing Mitchell & O'Meara, talk about having a larf.

[@absxx618]

Hahaha ikr! When Titch & Jaeger were here they were berating us for not winning the midfield and it costing us games. Now that they're gone they turn to the tanking excuses. All they do is seek for an opportunity to criticise. Idk about you, but as a Hawks fan I'm willing to give up all the players we did (except Gunners) to not have those 4 or 5 wins, finish last and get Harley Reid. Tanking or not who gives. NM keep getting wooden spoons but they were never excused of it..

[@MaxKerstappen]

We will be a good team in like 2 years. Watch it. On our 100th year as a team in the AFL, we'll win one

[@carolynstamp6238]

We’re playing finals!!! 🤎💛

[@geraintpowell6304]

The season is two games old, Hawthorn is feilding a team of young players to put games in them. Come week 11 the team will be a miles ahead of where it is now. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, fielding Jaeger O'Meara and Tom Mitchell week after week hasn't worked for the last three years. So why would Hawthorn carry on trying it?

[@noproblama9971]

Good point!

[@farnthboy]

Baby Bombers Hawthorn version on its way?

[@noproblama9971]

It was only a year ago we SMASHED the 2022 Premiers on Easter Monday. Things can turn around fast.

[@FeminismDebunked]

Yes exactly so why are we now on a 5 to 10 year rebuilding plan. Sam will get sacked just like all the other Rebuilding coashes have been sacked.

[@samdekretserrr]

@@FeminismDebunkedoh boy this aged well

[@Johny-jy5vo]

@@FeminismDebunkedcoach of the year far quit

[@mattreade8373]

as if caro brings up gunston's dad dying to try and pressure sam into cracking. what a witch and horrible journalism

[@clapperjack]

look at the tank now

[@jasonhodder4555]

Boy this has not aged well. Mitch made you all look like fools.

[@aloysiusjones3985]

Nobody says anything about Geelong. What would Wilson know she talked over Mitchell. Sensationalism nothing more. Hawthorn don’t answer to these pillocks. 🇦🇺👍🍺

[@filthy-casual]

They are trying to fast track the development of a large number of young players. If they kept the traded players from last year we would still be bottom four and it would just take longer to get games into the next generation.

[@richardbehan8118]

Yeh, but they pretty much traded away their culture. It'll be a long time before Hawks win a final again

[@wulwun]

@@richardbehan8118 Traded away Mitchell and O'Meara, two players who came to the club after success and only managed one finals appearance in their time for a straight sets exit. Widely criticized for their lack of impact and cost to the club but now they're gone, they've "traded away their culture"? If any culture was lost it was against the clubs wishes, being that Shiels and McEvoy retired and Gunston left via free agency.

[@jimp5133]

@@wulwun spot on

[@chainsawblue3639]

We've had two exceptionally hard games so far. Hopefully we get some more even draws coming up.

[@habbo-198]

It was only essendon mate

[@ENDWOKEDEGENERACY]

Never known anyone to know peoples relationships so well like Carro. Might have to hit her up one day and ask her how my relationship is going.

[@warrenkerr6453]

The date is 6/9/24 as I write. We've been tanking beautifully for last 14 weeks. See how we tank against Dogs 2nite. Go Sam, you have one of the highest footy IQ's that I've ever seen & a very high emotional insight. Becoming a great coach I believe.

[@stucumins8511]

On you Sam👍🏾👍

[@neilloveless]

I thought he had cut too deep as well but time has shown that everything he said in this interview has been spot on.

[@hailz44]

most toxic show on tv... surprised they get air time.... good work sammy, i have full faith in you

[@toenail701]

Footy Crucified.

[@Glovernator]

Aged like milk

[@tomeastaugh9860]

Here 1 year later 👀👀

[@noproblama9971]

We’ve won a premiership on every decade, we still have 7 years to go but it will be less then that.

[@Melbournelost66]

Mr Potato Head, Pete the Pepper, Katie Cumber etc etc. This mob of experts are vegetables!!!!

[@codforlife]

lol "journalists" trying to beat up drama. Sam has too much class for these bozos.

[@davidfox6634]

Afl questioning our list what a load of crap

[@tonywybrow2767]

There was no story other than what they made up

[@noproblama9971]

I never knew they wanted to keep Gunstsn, he is missed so much at the club, we’ve only got Breust left from our premiership……..

[@doseau]

Sammy is way too smart for these gimps. Next

[@jeromy2653]

Colonel Caroline

[@josiahinnes7074]

This aged well😂😂

[@travisjohn5793]

Boy this has aged well - media "experts" know more than people with in the club who have tasted success...

[@wogboy5607]

here after beating Collingwood and the dogs

[@RobbieDisco]

This aged well.

[@stevelozevski8151]

4 months later this topic is just as stupid as it was back then

[@leighsymons5619]

This narrative has aged like a fish milkshake in the midday summer sun.

[@simmil3725]

I'm sure St Kilda can't wait to play the Hawks again not to mention GWS after their dominant win earlier in the year....

[@realaussiemale567]

About time Caro Wilson retired to an aged care centre somewhere that doesn’t have TV & radio coverage. No way would Sam allow players to deliberately engineer loses.

[@alansimmonds9030]

Oh Noes - Hawks look in the box-seat to score Harley Reid - call the Wambulance....Gilligan quick, do something.

[@aidan-th8kd]

This is laughable now

[@jamessullivan3075]

I'd be a hypocrite ? What is Sam trying to say?

[@mercer8393]

shes a terrible analyst

[@alansimmonds9030]

She does the aFL - read Gill's - bidding....First the front page of the HUN one day, next Caro & the Dweeb Barrett...No coincidence I'd venture....Gill's butt-hurt against us is never-ending. Something to do with his, Murdoch & Stokes failed Goodes project/agenda..... Screw Em all for their BS games.

[@jimmyriddle5246]

She's not an analyst. She's a political muckraker

[@FeminismDebunked]

If Hawthorn had not of sacked its stars it would not be the red-hot favorite to win the 2023 Wooden Spoon. Hawthorn won 8 games in 2022 they should be aiming for the 8.

[@alansimmonds9030]

LOL....Utter nonsense....McEvoy retired. Gunston Free-Agent, Shiels cooked & both Jaeger & Tom were traded for players & picks......Take your ignorant hyperbole elsewhere.

[@Melbournelost66]

This show is total muck raking GARBAGE! These clowns should get the boot. To suggest Hawthorn is tanking is rubbish. Gunston wanted to move on. Others were moved on, others wanted to go.

[@jarradbaker8200]

Clueless 🤡

[@absxx618]

We'll beat the Bulldogs to the spoon! Where's the tanking allegations for the darn dogs? They're also 0-2 and getting smashed every week, EVEN WITH GOOD PLAYERS. Harley Reid is ours!

[@alansimmonds9030]

Hope you're right, cos we've got their 2nd & 3rd picks.

[@absxx618]

@@alansimmonds9030 Bahaha I expected Dogs to finish lower 8 or even just miss. If they play 8 talls every week, they may very well finish 17th 😆

[@fredsmith2277]

were happy to have tom at collingwood, especially if hawthorn are helping to pay his wages !!!

[@jarradbaker8200]

Just like Collingwood is paying brody grundys and Adam trelors 🤣

[@moregoldmoregold]

Come on hawks. Cats are so much better

[@seanlynch1185]

Why is Sam on FC regularly? Why is he on SEN regularly? It goes against 50 years of Hawthorn tradition - keep the power of our culture INSIDE the club. Hawthorn have always been the quiet achievers - our coaches aren't media performers. Sam is burning his candle down (his time as coach) doing these interviews, getting that exposure, and for what?

[@galdavin]

He's addressing pressing concerns in the media with poise and tenacity. Nothing over the top, not bragging - just addressing the majors and moving on.

[@mareewalker1096]

Because hawk's are the most powerful most successful club in history and everyone wants to no and learn from! Since we joined the league we have won double the cups than canyons else! Thanks to Kennedy snr and Leigh Matthews ! Barny is always at the club supporting them and Kennedy was in hawk's scarf and standing with Clarko and team when his grandson was in swans colors in 2014! Loyalty! Brown for dirt , down to earth and gold for cups!

[@seanlynch1185]

@@mareewalker1096 When Sam goes on FC it weakens our culture - he has been on about 4 times in 12 months. Hawthorn fans need to gaurd against hubris and so does Sam. Look at Michael Voss - he has learnt the lesson - and we hardly hear from him much in the press.

[@odonnellmathstutoring6385]

@@seanlynch1185 I think your comments lack validity. I think you will find that he says nothing we didn't already know. His presence comforts our supporters, what he says is irrelevant. Everything important has and always will stay within

[@seanlynch1185]

@@odonnellmathstutoring6385 My comments are pure opinion but backed up by our clubs history and culture of not dancing in the media - your comments are likewise opinion, but not backed by that history. Hawks supporters should be "comforted" by 50 years of success and by us maintaining that culture - but Sam is doing far too much differently from the Kennedy mold and school.

[@Kaiju-Goji]

ive been barracking for hawthorn for 45 years and when i saw what we did at the end of 2022 I said we are tanking!

[@alansimmonds9030]

I'm calling Bullshit.

[@jarradbaker8200]

Who cares if they are tanking, you think melb never tanked for picks ? Its how you get back to the top

[@Kaiju-Goji]

@@jarradbaker8200 I care. Your using Melbourne as your example of success? for the best part of 20 years they got thumped and each year they destroyed the best young players, north have had the best pick for years and they are the wooden spooners. planing to loose is not how you win.

[@Kaiju-Goji]

@@jarradbaker8200 you must be very happy with our 82 point loss against Geelong? That will go nicely with our 81 point loss to the swans and 59 point loss to Essendon. Im glad Day just resigned but how many others will leave over the next few years after getting flogged every week?

[@jarradbaker8200]

@@Kaiju-Goji still think we’re tanking sooky?

[@StuAus]

You're clearly tanking. If not and you're genuinely trying to win games then your coach and backroom staff are really bad at their jobs. So which is it? Are you trying to win and are that bad at it or are you not trying to win. You all know the truth, we all do.

[@MaxKerstappen]

We aren't tanking. We're rebuilding premiership form by getting younger players to be more experienced over time. Some teams will have half young inexperienced, half 'old' experienced. But in a few years, we'll have young, experienced, very well team players

[@alansimmonds9030]

I guess 5 other clubs are tanking too then.

[@richardbehan8118]

​@@alansimmonds9030 5 other clubs didn't let 4 experienced players walk out last year.

[@alansimmonds9030]

@@richardbehan8118 Gunston was a F/a & Shiels is cooked... We basically traded Jaeger for Meek & got Stephens 4 Mitchell....So walk? Hardly.

[@richardbehan8118]

@@alansimmonds9030 yeh. So out of those 4 leaving the hawks got nothing in return. It'll be a tough 20 years at Hawthorn. You Hawks supporters are banging in about "yeh, but we are rebuilding". It took Richmond, Melbourne and Carlton 20 years to rebuild.

[@udmbfk]

Hawks socials sharing this shows they don’t get it!

[@jimmyriddle5246]

Or they just don't give a shit what flogs like cornes and Wilson think

[@KBkizza]

Welcome to a place called rebuild. 🟡🟤